Spice up your lunch routine with this light and flavorful coconut curry chicken salad made with no mayo. (gluten-free)
![coconut curry chicken salad and sliced cucumbers on top of greens on a plate.](https://livelytable.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/coconut-curry-chicken-salad-1-683x1024.jpg)
I absolutely adore chicken salad. It's one of my favorite lunches, especially since it's great for meal prepping. I also love to switch up my chicken salad routine to include seasonal ingredients and fun flavors. This coconut curry chicken salad is my newest twist on traditional chicken salad, and I could not be more in love with it.
Why You'll Love This Coconut Curry Chicken Salad
This is definitely not your typical chicken salad. It's so flavorful with a coconut yogurt and curry sauce that coats tender chicken, crunchy celery, fresh herbs and sweet raisins - all without mayonnaise! It's so easy to prep on a weekend for a week's worth of healthy lunches. Eat it with crackers and fresh veggies, on top of a salad, or as a sandwich or wrap.
![overhead view of ingredients needed to make mayo-free coconut curry chicken salad on a cutting board.](https://livelytable.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/coconut-curry-chicken-salad-3-700x956.jpg)
What Makes This Chicken Salad Healthy
Coconut Greek yogurt serves as the base for the creamy curry sauce. It replaces mayo, resulting in a lightened up, high protein chicken salad.
How To Make Coconut Curry Chicken Salad
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- Stir together the yogurt and spices.
- Chop the chicken, celery, onion, cilantro and mint and add them to a big bowl with the raisins.
- Add yogurt sauce and stir to coat everything well.
![overhead view of no-mayo coconut curry chicken salad on a white plate with sliced cucumbers, crackers, and leafy greens.](https://livelytable.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/coconut-curry-chicken-salad-2-700x1021.jpg)
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- No Mayo Apricot Chicken Salad
- No Mayo Orange Poppy Seed Chicken Salad
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PrintMayo-Free Coconut Curry Chicken Salad
Spice up your lunchtime routine with this light and flavorful coconut curry chicken salad made with no mayo. (gluten-free)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: about 2 Β½ cups 1x
- Category: lunch
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 Β½ cups chopped cooked chicken
- Β½ cup celery, diced
- ΒΌ cup green onion, chopped
- ΒΌ cup dried currants or golden raisins
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
- 1 (5.3 oz) container coconut Greek yogurt (I like siggi's)
- 1 tsp curry powder
- ΒΌ tsp garlic powder
- ΒΌ tsp salt
- ΒΌ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, green onion, currants or raisins, cilantro and mint.
- In another bowl, whisk together yogurt, curry powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir into chicken mixture until evenly coated.
- Serve on whole grain bread, lettuce cups, or with your favorite whole grain crackers and veggies.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Notes
- Look for salt-free curry powder. If your curry powder has salt in it, omit the salt from the sauce.
- For dairy-free, use your favorite coconut-based dairy-free yogurt.
Keywords: coconut curry chicken salad, no mayo curry chicken salad
This post was originally published March 2018 and has been updated.
A. Samuel says
Until discovering this space, I was completely unaware that it was POSSIBLE for me to enjoy chicken salad more than I already do...But between this recipe and the orange poppyseed variety, I've come to realize how utterly mistaken I could be!
Thank you for sharing -- both recipes have and will continue to be frequent fliers in my kitchen π
★★★★★
Kaleigh says
Thank you for your comment! I'm so glad you're enjoying the chicken salad recipes!
Janice Edwards says
I really like curry chicken salad and this sounds delicious!
Kaleigh says
Thanks, I've really been liking it for lunch!